Wacom's pen and touch system provides increased functionality and enhanced user experience in conjunction with the upcoming release of Microsoft Windows Vista
Vancouver, Wash. - May 23, 2006-- Wacom Company Limited, the industry leader in pen input technologies, announced its technology roadmap for its pen and touch solution at WinHEC 2006, May 23 to 25 (Booth #528 - Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Seattle, WA). Wacom makes available today, for evaluation and design integration, the next generation in its leading pen based system. Wacom's novel approach gives the OEM an easy and reliable way to choose capabilities for configuring systems for Windows Vista compatibility.
"Our pen and touch solution combined with Windows Vista brings new and exciting features and benefits to mobile PC users and we are pleased to be part of this evolution," said Masahiko Yamada, President of Wacom Company, Ltd. "Backed by proven engineering and manufacturing capabilities, Wacom continues to provide OEM's with a choice of state-of-the-art, cost-effective system options geared toward moving the PC industry forward."
Many vertical market and general use applications will benefit from the added touch capability enabled by Windows Vista and next generation systems. Wacom has a committed research and development effort underway to explore the potential in further improving capabilities for users.
"We are very excited Wacom designed its pen and touch solution to take advantage of the integrated natural input experiences enabled by Windows Vista," said Bill Mitchell, Corporate Vice President of the Mobile Platforms Division at Microsoft Corporation. "The tablet and touch technologies in Windows Vista provide end users more intuitive ways to interact with their PC."
Samples of Wacom's pen and touch solution are available for evaluation. Please contact Steve Sedaker at (360) 896-9833 x136 for more information.
Founded in 1983, Wacom is the world's leading manufacturer of pen tablets and interactive pen displays with customers worldwide using its cordless, battery-free, pressure-sensitive pen technology for digital content creation. Wacom's patented electromagnetic resonance technology, called Penabled, is also offered as an OEM solution to manufacturers of PC and Macintosh computers. Many of today's tablet PCs count on the advanced features and reliability of Penabled technology for pen input. In the future, Penabled technology will play a leading role in the development of such mobile devices as smart phones and PDAs.
Wacom is a global company with its parent company, Wacom Company Ltd, based in Japan and subsidiaries in North America (Wacom Technology Corporation), Germany (Wacom Europe GmbH), United Kingdom (Wacom Component Europe), China (Wacom China Corporation), Korea (Wacom Digital Solutions), Australia (Wacom Australia Pty, Ltd), and other local offices across Asia Pacific.
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